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Yingxia f Chinese
From Chinese 樱, 櫻 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom", 瑛 (yīng) meaning "jade", 罂, 罌 (yīng) meaning "poppy", 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", or 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, ear of grain, tip" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "mist, haze, rosy clouds" or 夏 (xià) meaning "summer"... [more]

Yivha f Ukrainian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Yivhen.

Yiwa f Thai
Means "soul, spirit, life, heart" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit जीव (jiva).

Ylla f Literature
This name was used in Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicals, a collection of short sci-fi stories about Earth's relationship with Mars.

Ylsa f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Ilsa.

Yma f Quechua (?)
Yma Sumac was the stage name of Peruvian soprano Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo (1922-2008). She based it on her mother's name, which was derived from Quechua ima shumaq meaning "how beautiful!", although in interviews Sumac claimed it meant "beautiful girl" or "beautiful flower".... [more]

Yngva f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Feminine form of Yngve and Yngvar.

Ynna f Filipino

Yoga m Indonesian
Derived from Sanskrit योग (yoga) referring to a set of Hindu and Buddhist practices centred around spiritual insight and tranquility. The word itself means "yoking, joining, attaching" in Sanskrit.

Yonghua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 永 (yǒng) meaning "perpetual, eternal" or 咏 (yǒng) meaning "sing, hum, chant" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Yong-hwa m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 容 "looks, appearance; figure, form" and 和 "harmony, peace; peaceful, calm".

Yoon-a f Korean
Variant transcription of Yun-a.

Yoon-ha m Korean

Yoo-ra f Korean
Variant transcription of Yu-ra.

Yorma m German (Rare)
Variant spelling of the Finnish name Jorma.... [more]

Yosra f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يسرى or يسرا (see Yusra).

Yosua m Indonesian, Spanish (Modern)
Indonesian and Spanish form of Joshua reflecting the English pronunciation.

Yota m Japanese
Variant transcription of Youta.

Youma m Japanese
From Japanese 洋 (you) meaning "ocean" combined with 馬 (ma) meaning "horse". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Youmna f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يمنى (see Yumna).

Youna f Japanese
From Japanese 瑶 (you) meaning "precious jade" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Young-a f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangeul 영아 (see Yeong-a).

Young-hwa f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of 영화 (see Yeong-hwa).

Youya m & f Chinese
Means "graceful" or "elegance" in Chinese.

Yrla f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Combination of Swedish yra and virvla, both meaning "to whirl". The name was invented by Swedish screenwriter Christina Herrström for a character in the TV series 'Ebba och Didrik' (1990).

Yrsa f Old Norse, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese
Of unknown meaning. Theories include a derivation from an Ancient Norse word for "she-bear" with the same roots as Latin ursa (compare Ursula, which used to be used as a Latinization of Yrsa), even though this seems rather unlikely... [more]

Yuda m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Judah.

Yuda m Hebrew (Rare, Archaic)
Rare Hebrew form of Judah. Predominantly used by the Jewish communities in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine.

Yudha m Indonesian
Variant of Yuda.

Yuehua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon", 岳 (yuè) meaning "tall mountain" or 悅 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented" combined with 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" or 華 (huá) meaning "brilliance, magnificence", as well as other character combinations.

Yuhua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 于 (yú) meaning "in, on, at", 昱 (yù) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, brightness", 毓 (yù) meaning "rear, nourish, nurture", 育 (yù) meaning "raise, nourish" or 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Yu-hwa f Korean
From Sino-Korean 瑜 "flawless gem or jewel" or 柔 "soft; gentle, pliant" (yu), and 花 "flower; blossoms" or 和 "harmony, peace; peaceful, calm" (hwa).

Yu-ja f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 柚子 (yuja) meaning "yuzu, citron," referring to the citrus species Citrus junos. Other hanja character combinations can form this name as well.

Yula f English (Rare)
Variant of Eula or a feminine form of Yul and Yule (the latter of the two, as evidence shows, was used as a given name in the Middle Ages).... [more]

Yulya f Russian
Diminutive of Yuliya, Yuliana, or Yulianna.

Yuma m & f Japanese
From Japanese 遊 (yu) meaning "play" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Yumna f Arabic, Indonesian, Urdu, Dhivehi
Means "right-handed, lucky" in Arabic, the feminine form of أيمن (see Ayman).

Yu-na f Korean
From Sino-Korean 酉 "10th terrestrial branch; a wine vessel" and 奈 "but, how; bear, stand, endure".

Yun-a f Korean
From Sino-Korean 允 "allow, consent" or 潤 "soft, sleek" (yun), and 娥 "beautiful" or 雅 "elegant, graceful, refined" (a).

Yuna f Korean
The name can have different meanings. The first syllable can mean "abundant" (yu), "willow" (yu), "child" (yu), "pleased, happy" (yu) and others. The second syllable can mean "hold, catch" (na), "get, reach" (na) or simply be a phonetic character... [more]

Yuna f Chinese
Combination of Yu and Na.

Yuna f Popular Culture, Japanese
Yuna is a supporting character in the videogame Final Fantasy X as well as the main character of Final Fantasy X-2. She was the High Summoner who defeated Sin and brought the Eternal Calm. She was named for Yunalesca, who was the first Summoner to defeat Sin according to the franchise mythology.

Yunhua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 运 (yùn) meaning "move, carry, fortune, luck, fate", 韵 (yùn) meaning "rhyme, charm, melodious tone" or 芸 (yún) meaning "common rue" (scientific name Ruta graveolens) combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 桦 (huà) meaning "birch"... [more]

Yunjia f & m Chinese
From Chinese 昀 (yún) meaning "sunlight" or 韵 (yùn) meaning "rhyme, charm, melodious tone" combined with 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful" or 嘉 (jiā) meaning "excellent, good, auspicious"... [more]

Yunxia f Chinese
From Chinese 云 (yún) meaning "cloud" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist"... [more]

Yupa f Thai
Alternate transcription of Yupha.

Yupha f Thai
Means "beautiful woman" in Thai.

Yu-ra f Korean
From Sino-Korean 由 "cause, reason; from" and 路 "road, path, street; journey".

Yura f Japanese
From Japanese kanji 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good". It can be also the combination of 夢 (yu) meaning "dream" or 結 (yu) meaning "tie" and 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric; silk gauze".... [more]

Yusa f Japanese
From Japanese 結 (yu) meaning "tie, fasten, join, organize" combined with 沙 (sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Yuta f German (Archaic)
Variant of Uta.

Yuta m Japanese
Variant transcription of Yūta.

Yuua m & f Japanese
From Japanese 杏 (yu) meaning "apricot", 結 (yuu) meaning "tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten", 優 (yuu, yu) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness", 友 (yuu) meaning "friend", 悠 (yuu) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure", 有 (yuu) meaning "exist", 由 (yuu) meaning "wherefore, a reason", 祐 (yuu) meaning "help", 裕 (yuu) meaning "abundant, rich", 夕 (yuu) meaning "evening" or 侑 (yuu) meaning "urge to eat", 優 (u) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness" or 羽 (u) meaning "feathers" combined with 杏 (a) meaning "apricot", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 空 (a) meaning "sky", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 綾 (a) meaning "design, figured cloth, twill", 明 (a) meaning "bright, light", 有 (a) meaning "exist" or 阿 (a) meaning "flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess"... [more]

Yuuha f & m Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yuu) meaning "excellence, gentleness" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "plumes, feathers". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yuura f & m Japanese
From Japanese 夕 (yuu) meaning "evening" or 優 (yuu) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior" combined with 空 (ra) meaning "sky". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Yuuya m Japanese
From Japanese 尤 (yu) meaning "plausible, reasonable, natural, just, superb, outstanding" and 哉 (ya), an exclamation. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yuva m & f Indian, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Telugu, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit yuvā (युवा) meaning "youth, young."

Yuwa f Japanese
From Japanese 結 (yu) meaning "tie, fasten, join, organize" combined with 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yuya m Japanese
Variant transcription of Yuuya.

Yzma f Popular Culture
Character from the Disney movie, "The Emperors New Groove."

Zaaida f Arabic
Means "shining" or "bright" in Arabic.

Zaca m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl zacatl "grass, hay, straw".

Zada f Arabic, English (American)
Feminine form of Zayd.

Zaela f English (Rare)
Variant of Zayla.

Zaga f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare), Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Saga.

Zahnya f Swahili

Zahraa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زهراء (see Zahra 1).

Zaila f English (Rare), Jamaican Patois
Variant of Zayla.

Zala f Pashto
Means "shininess" in Pashto.

Zambaga f Mongolian
Means "magnolia" in Mongolian.

Zanga m & f Manding
Bambara

Zanya f Chinese
Combination of Zan and Ya.

Žara f Lithuanian
From Lithuanian žara meaning "glow."

Zarna f Indian
A small stream of sweet water

Zarsa f Persian
Means "like gold" in Persian.

Zäta m & f Swedish (Rare)
From the Swedish name for the letter Z. Often a nickname for someone whose name (either first or last) start with Z, it is sometimes used as a given name in its own right.

Zaya f African American (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on the sounds found in other names such as Maya 2, Naya and Kaya 2... [more]

Zaya m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဇေယျ/ဇေယျာ (see Zeyar).

Zayaa f Mongolian
Variant transcription of Zaya.

Zayra f Spanish
Variant of Zaira.

Zayya m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဇေယျ/ဇေယျာ (see Zeyar).

Zaza m Georgian
Simplified form of Zaal Zar or Zaalzar, which is a combination of Zaal with the Persian noun زر (zar) meaning "gold".... [more]

Zaza f English
Variant of Zsazsa.

Zedna f English
Exact origins unknown. It is likely a name invented in the late 19th- early 20th century, based off of Edna.

Zeeha f Pakistani, Arabic, Urdu
Zeeha is a modern invented name, formed by blending the names Zeeshan and Maha.

Zeela f Jewish

Zeena f English
Variant of Zena. It was used as a diminutive of Zenobia in Edith Wharton's novella Ethan Frome (1911), where Zenobia 'Zeena' Frome is the title character's sickly wife... [more]

Zefa f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Jozefa and Josepha.

Zeila f African American
Derived from Seylac, also called Zeila, town and port, extreme northwest Somalia, on the Gulf of Aden. Seylac also falls under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Somaliland (a self-declared independent state without international recognition that falls within the recognized borders of Somalia).

Zekra f Arabic
Meaning "memory, memorial" in Arabic. This word is used about 20 times in the Quran. A famous bearer is Thekra bint Mohammed Al Dali(ذكرى بنت محمد الدالي), a Tunisian singer whose name is also transcribed as Zekra, Zikra and Thikra.

Zemka f Bosnian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zemira or Azema.

Żenia f Polish
Diminutive of Żaneta.

Ženja m & f Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Southern Slavic form of Zhenya.

Zenja f Bosnian
Hypocoristic form of Zejneb or Zenobia.... [more]

Zeta f English (Rare)
English variant of Zita 1. It is also the name of the sixth letter in the Greek alphabet, Ζ. A famous bearer is Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969-); born Catherine Zeta Jones, she was named after her paternal grandmother, Zeta Jones, who was herself named for a ship that her father sailed on.

Zetta f Italian (Archaic), Portuguese
A diminutive of Rosetta or for names such as Lizette and Suzette.

Zeya m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဇေယျ/ဇေယျာ (see Zeyar).

Zhala f Persian
Kabuli dialectal variant of Jaleh or Zhaleh. This is how the name is pronounced in the Kabuli dialect of Persian spoken in Afghanistan, as opposed to the Tehrani dialect spoken in Iran.

Zhaohua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illumine, reflect" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Zhaojia m & f Chinese
From Chinese 兆 (zhào) meaning "omen", 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous", 肇 (zhào) meaning "start, begin" or 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illumine, reflect" combined with 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful", 嘉 (jiā) meaning "excellent, good, auspicious" or 甲 (jiǎ) referring to the first of the ten Heavenly Stems... [more]

Zheka m & f Russian
Diminutive of Yevgeniy or Yevgeniya.

Zhenghua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 正 (zhèng) meaning "right, proper, correct" or 政 (zhèng) meaning "government" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Zhenhua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 振 (zhèn) meaning "rouse, excite, raise" or 震 (zhèn) meaning "shake, tremor, excite" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Zhenxia f & m Chinese
From Chinese 真 (zhēn) meaning "real, genuine", 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare", or 贞 (zhēn) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal" combined with 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand" or 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds"... [more]

Zhihua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 致 (zhì) meaning "send, deliver, cause, result in" or 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 化 (huà) meaning "change, transform"... [more]

Zhijia m & f Chinese
From Chinese 直 (zhí) meaning "straight", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", or 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" combined with 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful", 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, nice, good", or 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family"... [more]

Zhina f Chinese
Combination of Zhi and Na.

Zhixia f Chinese
From Chinese 直 (zhí) meaning "straight", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", or 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" combined with 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand" or 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist"... [more]

Zhonghua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 中 (zhōng) meaning "middle" or 仲 (zhòng) meaning "middle, second" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Zhuohua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 卓 (zhuó) meaning "tall, lofty, outstanding" or 灼 (zhuó) meaning "bright, shining, luminous" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Zhusha f & m Chinese
From Chinese character 渚 (zhǔ) meaning "shore, islet, sandbank" combined with 砂 (shā) meaning "sand". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Zia m Biblical, Hebrew
Possibly means "sweat, swelling" in Hebrew. Hebrew name of a man mentioned in the Old Testament, 1 Chronicles 5:13, in a genealogical list. This 'has been used as a first name in Britain since the 1960s, but is likely to be mistaken for a girl's name' (Dunkling & Gosling, 1986)... [more]

Zia f English (American)
From the name of the indigenous Zia people of New Mexico. The Zia sun symbol is the national symbol of the state of New Mexico and used on the state flag.

Zida f English

Zifä f Tatar
Tatar variant of Zifa.

Zila f Hebrew
Alternative spelling of Tsila.

Zilkha f Persian
Meaning unknown.

Zilla f Yiddish, German (Rare), Biblical German
German form of Zillah.

Zilya f Tatar, Bashkir
Means "radiant, clarity, illumination" from Arabic ضِيَاء‎ (ḍiyāʾ) meaning "splendour, light, glow" (see Ziya).

Zirka f Slavic Mythology
Zirka is the Slavic god of happiness.

Zíta f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Zita 1.

Zjaiya f English (Modern)
May be a combination of two names or diaspora name.

Zofa m Biblical Russian
Russian form of Zophah.

Zofka f Polish, Slovene, Kashubian
Polish and Slovene diminutive of Zofia and Kashubian diminutive of Zofiô. Zofka Kveder (1878 – 1926) is considered one of the first Slovene women writers and feminists.

Zohara f Hebrew
Strictly feminine form of Zohar.

Zonda f Literature, English
A made-up name, possibly influenced by Rhonda ... [more]

Zonga f Hungarian
Feminine form of Zongor, meaning "falcon".

Zonia f Spanish (Latin American), Central American, American (Hispanic)
Variant of Sonia.

Zośka f Polish
Diminutive of Zofia.

Zosma f Astronomy
The alternate name of Delta Leonis, one of the stars in the constellation Leo. Zosma means "girdle" in Ancient Greek, referring to the star's location in its constellation, on the hip of the lion.

Zsálya f Hungarian
Directly taken from Hungarian zsálya "sage (the plant)".

Zsella f Hungarian
Variant of Zella, meaning "to pledge".

Zulfa f & m Arabic, Indonesian, Dhivehi
Means "closeness, nearness, proximity" in Arabic, also referring to a period of time marking the commencement of either day or night. It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Indonesia.

Zura f Greek
Variant of Zora.

Zuria f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Unknown meaning, possibly a variant of Zuri.

Zurya f Spanish (Mexican, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zuria.

Žuva f Croatian (Rare)
It is a Dalmatian dialectical form of the Venetian Zuana or a Croatian form of Junia.

Zuva f Shona
Means "day; daylight; sun; sunlight" in Shona.

Žuža f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Zsuzsa.

Zvezda f Macedonian, Bulgarian, Soviet (Rare)
Derived from звезда (zvezda) meaning "star". In Russia, this name was used mostly during the Soviet era as a communist name referencing the red star.

Zvika m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew צביקה (see Tzvika).

Zyla f English (Modern)
Variant of Xyla, or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements zy and la.

Żywia f Polish
Modern Polish form of Živa.